Augsburg
Augsburg Confession (1530)
The Augsburg Confession of 1530: its occasion at the Diet of Augsburg, Melanchthon's authorship, Luther's part from the Coburg, the twenty-eight articles, the Roman Confutation, and the Invariata and Variata editions.
Julius Pflug
The humanist bishop of Naumburg who sought reunion on Rome’s terms and helped write the Augsburg Interim of 1548.
Martin Luther’s Travels
An interactive chronological map of Martin Luther’s life and travels through Eisleben, Erfurt, Rome, Wittenberg, Worms, and the Wartburg.
Radical Reformation Leaders
Biographical sketches of the leading founders, theologians, prophets, martyrs, and organizers of the Radical Reformation.
The Augsburg Confession
The full English text of the Augsburg Confession of 1530, written by Philip Melanchthon and presented before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg: preface, twenty-one articles of faith, seven articles on abuses corrected, and the signatories.
The Colloquy of Marburg
The Colloquy of Marburg, 1529: Philip of Hesse's attempt to unite Luther and Zwingli, the fifteen Marburg Articles, the one point they could not sign together, and why the division over the Lord's Supper still matters.
The Diet of Augsburg
The Diet of Augsburg of 1530: why Charles V called it, the three confessions submitted to him, the Confutation, the Recess of 19 November and its ultimatum, and the Schmalkaldic League that answered it.
The Formula of Concord
The Formula of Concord of 1577: the controversies that divided Lutheranism after Luther's death, the road from the Swabian Concord to the Bergen Book, the twelve articles, and the two parts — Epitome and Solid Declaration.
The Tetrapolitan Confession (1530)
An introduction to the Tetrapolitan Confession of 1530 and its complete English text, including the exordium, twenty-three chapters, and conclusion.
Thomas Cajetan
The learned cardinal-legate who examined Luther at Augsburg in 1518 and demanded that he recant.
Urbanus Rhegius
A short biography of Urbanus Rhegius (1489–1541), preacher at Augsburg, superintendent of Lüneburg, and author of a handbook for preachers.
Wolfgang Musculus
A short biography of Wolfgang Musculus (1497–1563), Benedictine monk turned reformer, pastor at Augsburg, and professor of theology at Bern.
